Stachys neurocalycina, Nerved-Calyx Stachys,
אשבל מעורק
 
Scientific name:  Stachys neurocalycina Boiss.
Common name:  Nerved-Calyx Stachys
Hebrew name:   אשבל מעורק
Family:  Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים

פרחים, צמחי בר, צמח בר, פרחי ישראל

 
Life form:  Therophyte, annual
Leaves:  Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate
Flowers:  Violet
Flowering Period:  March, April, May
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:  Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Stachys neurocalycina, Nerved-Calyx Stachys, אשבל מעורק


Derivation of the botanical name:
Stachys, Greek, a spike, relating to a spike.
neurocalycina, neuro, veins or nerves; calycina calyx-like; nerved calyx.
  • The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.